Welcome to Leipzig and the English Department! On this page we have collected helpful information on courses we offer for incoming exchange students and how to enrol in these courses. For all general organisational issues regarding your stay, please contact the incoming team at the International Centre, and for questions regarding your Learning Agreement, please contact your subject coordinator.
Please note: This text only refers to modules offered by the English Department. For all information on courses offered by other departments or the Studienkolleg Sachsen (including enrolment procedures and dates), please refer to the respective websites.
Courses for Incoming Exchange Students at the English Department
While our regular students usually take complex modules consisting of several intertwined classes, our incoming exchange students pick individual lectures or seminars. You will usually get 5 ECTS for a course if you pass the examination (normally either an exam or an essay) – details can be found in the module descriptions and will be specified by the individual lecturers.
Every year, the department offers the same or similar modules, but especially in seminar modules, individual topics will change. In the course catalogues, you find both the general module descriptions and the specific course details for the respective term. In several instances, you will have to choose between various seminars in a module.
All our classes are taught in English. Please refer to the module descriptions for individual participation requirements. If you meet the participation requirements, we let you choose freely between modules on BA or MA level, but please check with your home university whether there are any restrictions for the recognition of your results.
The English department offers modules in 5 different areas of study:
- Literary Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Linguistics
- Language Practice
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (available for teacher students only)
Course enrolment
From winter term 2024/25, incoming exchange students sign up for courses offered by the English Department via the online platform TOOL . Enrolment takes place from Tuesday, 08 October, 12 pm to Wednesday, 09 October, 11.59 pm. There is only a limited amount of places available for exchange students in each class. If the class is fully booked, please choose an alternative one.
Together with the German Department, we offer a digital meeting via Zoom to explain enrolment procedures on 26 September at 3pm.
In exceptional cases, changes can be made during the first two weeks of the term. For this, the first step will be to contact the lecturers of the respective classes.
You can also come and see Dr. Böhnke in his office hours.
If for some reason you have missed the electronic course enrolment, please go directly to the classes you wish to attend in the first week of the term to enquire about any free slots.